WASHINGTON, D.C. – Jakigh Dottin kept attacking the basket.
Brian Fobbs continued scoring and soaring for rebounds.
Nicolas Timberlake displayed continuous hustle in swatting shots.
The Tigers battled hard and showcased their grit, character and heart that was their hallmark during a memorable season.
Unfortunately, the end occurred at 10:35 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time as a 16-point second half deficit and a hot shooting Northeastern team were too much to overcome during a tough 72-62 setback in a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) men's basketball quarterfinal at the Entertainment & Sports Arena Sunday night.
The loss ended the careers of Fobbs,
Dennis Tunstall and
Nakye Sanders. They all played with pride and passion during their time representing the black-and-gold. They combined for 39 points and 17 rebounds in their final appearance as Tigers.
While this wasn't the result Towson had in mind, however, when the tears stop and the hurt subsides, the Tigers can reflect on a season in which they finished with 19 victories for the fifth time in the last nine years, had five players earn All-CAA accolades and enjoyed a seven-game winning streak to close January.
Records
Northeastern 16-15
Towson 19-13
How It Happened
- Fobbs finished with a game-high 21 points.
- His first 3-pointer of the game gave Towson its last lead, 11-9 with 12:33 remaining in the first half.
- Fobbs was an equal opportunity scorer as he tallied 10 points in the first half and 11 after intermission.
- Tunstall, Sanders and Jakigh Dottin added nine points each for the Tigers.
- Northeastern shot 52.9 percent to advance to a semifinal matchup against No. 7 seed Elon on Monday at 8:30 p.m.
- Towson closed a 16-point lead to four points three times in the second half.
- Towson trailed 60-56 with 2:32 remaining.
- Twice, Towson had the ball with a chance to get closer and committed a turnover.
- The other time it had a chance to close its deficit below four points, it missed a foul shot.
- Northeastern, which led 33-23 at halftime, finished the game by scoring 12 of the final 18 points.
- In finishing with a team-high 16 points, Maxime Boursiquot scored 10 of Northeastern's first 20 points.
- Bolden Brace (15 points) gave the Huskies the lead for good, 12-11, with 12:06 remaining.
- Shaq Walters (14 points) and Tyson Walker (13) also scored in double figures for the Huskies.
Inside the Numbers
- This was the eighth time this season and the 20th time in his career that Fobbs scored at least 20 points.
- Fobbs finished his two-year career with 1,083 career points, which was 22nd all-time in program history.
- Fobbs made three 3-pointers, marking the 35th time in his career that he made multiple triples in a single game.
- Nicolas Timberlake had a pair of highlight-worthy blocked shots to go along with five rebounds.
- This was the 11th time this season that Timberlake had at least five rebounds.
- Tunstall just missed a double-double with nine rebounds.
- Tunstall ended his career with 120 rebounds, which is eighth all-time in program history.
- The Tigers shot 56.5 percent in the second half (13-for-23).
- Both of Northeastern's wins over Towson this season were by double digits.
- The Tigers won the rebounding battle, 32-27.
- Towson had 11 assists on its 22 baskets.
- Towson fell to 8-18 all-time in the CAA tournament and have lost four straight tournament games.
- Towson is 2-2 all-time in the CAA Tournament against Northeastern.
